New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

WATER SHARING PLAN FOR THE UPPER AND LOWER NAMOI GROUNDWATER SOURCES 2003 - REG 28

28 Variation of extraction limits

(1) The Minister may under section 45 (1) (b) of the Act amend clause 27 after 30 June 2010 to vary the extraction limits in accordance with:

(a) any change to the average annual recharge arising from subclause 16 (2) and (3), and

(b) any change to the planned environmental water arising from subclause 18 (2).

(2) If there is any change to the extraction limits arising from subclause (1) then:

(a) the extraction limit for Zone 1 will not be greater than 2,625 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 1,575 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(b) the extraction limit for Zone 2 will not be greater than 9,000 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 5,400 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(c) the extraction limit for Zone 3 will not be greater than 21,625 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 12,975 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(d) the extraction limit for Zone 4 will not be greater than 32,125 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 19,275 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(e) the extraction limit for Zone 5 will not be greater than 20,000 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 12,000 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(f) the extraction limit for Zone 6 will not be greater than 17,500 ML/yr, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 10,500 ML/yr, plus the total requirements basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(g) the extraction limit for Zone 7 will not be greater than 4,625 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 2,775 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(h) the extraction limit for Zone 8 will not be greater than 20,000 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 12,000 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(i) the extraction limit for Zone 9 will not be greater than 14,250 ML/yr, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 8,550 ML/yr, plus the total requirements basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(j) the extraction limit for Zone 10 will not be greater than 5,625 ML/yr, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 3,375 ML/yr, plus the total requirements basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(k) the extraction limit for Zone 11 will not be greater than 2,750 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 1,650 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(l) the extraction limit for Zone 12 will not be greater than 2,500 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 1,500 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan,

(m) the extraction limit for the Lower Namoi will not be greater than 107,500 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29, plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan and will not be less than 64,500 ML/yr, plus total water made available to supplementary water access licences under clause 29 plus the total requirements for basic landholder rights at the commencement of this plan.